We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Sales Manager to drive business growth, customer development, and market expansion for our textile products across India . The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the textile industry, proven sales and business development experience, and a combination of technical, commercial, and market expertise . The candidate should be capable of developing new business opportunities, managing key customer relationships, understanding market requirements, and delivering sustainable revenue and profitability growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute effective sales and business development strategies to achieve revenue, volume, and profitability targets across India.
- Identify, develop, and convert new business opportunities within the Indian textile market.
- Build, manage, and strengthen relationships with existing customers while continuously expanding the customer base.
- Understand customer requirements, product specifications, quality expectations, and commercial needs, and recommend appropriate textile products and solutions.
- Manage the complete sales cycle, including lead generation, customer meetings, product presentations, sampling, quotations, negotiations, order conversion, and after-sales support.
- Prepare and maintain accurate sales forecasts, sales pipelines, market reports, territory plans, and business development strategies.
- Monitor textile market trends, customer preferences, competitor activities, pricing movements, and emerging business opportunities across different regions of India.
- Identify opportunities to increase sales through new customers, new product categories, geographical expansion, and increased share of existing customer business.
- Lead negotiations related to pricing, payment terms, contracts, delivery schedules, and other commercial agreements.
- Conduct regular customer visits across India to strengthen relationships, understand market requirements, and identify new business opportunities.
- Track customer profitability and ensure achievement of sales targets while maintaining healthy profit margins.
- Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction, retention, and repeat business.
- Develop long-term strategic relationships with key customers and identify opportunities for large-volume and recurring business.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Technology, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of flexible packaging products, manufacturing processes, and applications.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned territories.